Safiye Erol
Safiye Erol | |
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| Born | Safiye 2 January 1902 Uzunköprü, Edirne, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 7 October 1964 (aged 62) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Karacaahmet Cemetery |
| Pen name | "Sami", "Diara" |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Turkish |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Philosophy, literature |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg University of Munich |
| Genre | Novel |
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Safiye Erol (2 January 1902 – 7 October 1964) was a Turkish novelist. She is one of the writers of the Republican Era.
Early life
Safiye Erol was born to Sami and Emine İkbal in Uzunköprü town of Edirne, then Ottoman Empire, on 2 January 1902.[1][2] Her father was a clerk in the Municipality of Uzunköprü, and her mother was a member of the Bektashi Order lodge in Keşan. The family moved to Üsküdar, Istanbul in 1906.[2]
She was schooled in Üsküdar for primary education. Later, she attending the French Missionary School a while. Then, she entered the Deutsche Schule Istanbul for secondary education.[2]
In 1917, she went to Germany through a scholarship granted by the "German-Turkish Friendship Association". She completed her secondary education at the Private Falkanplatz High School in Lübeck in 1919. Due to some events in Germany, she returned home. In 1921, she went to Germany again, and enrolled in the University of Marburg, but moved to the University of Munich in 1923 to continue her education in philosophy and literature.[2][3] In 1926, she earning a Ph.D. degree with the thesis Die Pflanzennamen in der altarabischen Poesie , about the plant names in the Arabian language poetry. She returned to Istanbul the next year.[1][2][3]
Writing career
She told in her memoires that "one of her professors in Germany said that she would be the Selma Lagerlöf of the Turks in the future" as she likes writing very much.[3]
In the beginning of her writing career, she used the
Private life
She married in 1931. She served as city councilor in 1943. In her later years from 1961 on, she was active in cultural events as a member of the "Development and Culture Association of Üsküdar".[2]
Safiye Erol died at the age of 62 in Istanbul on 7 October 1964,[1] and was buried at the Karacaahmet Cemetery.[2][4]
Works
- Erol, Safiye (30 May 2002) [2002]. Makaleler (in Turkish) (1st ed.). Kubbealtı Neşriyat. p. 606. ISBN 975-766-381-6.
- ISBN 978-605-475-025-2.
- Erol, Safiye (10 October 2017) [2010]. Leylak Mevsimi (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kubbealtı Neşriyat. p. 95. ISBN 978-975-644-474-0.
- Erol, Safiye (24 April 2018) [1946]. Ciğerdelen (in Turkish) (16th ed.). Kubbealtı Neşriyat. p. 261. ISBN 978-975-766-354-6.
- Erol, Safiye (25 September 2019) [1944]. Ülker Fırtınası (in Turkish) (7th ed.). Kubbealtı Neşriyat. p. 216. ISBN 978-975-766-379-9.
- Erol, Safiye (16 October 2019). Dineyri Papazı (in Turkish) (5th ed.). Kubbealtı Neşriyat. p. 333. ISBN 978-975-766-378-2.
- Erol, Safiye (16 October 2019) [1938]. Kadıköyü'nün Romanı (in Turkish) (7th ed.). Kubbealtı Neşriyat. p. 264. ISBN 978-975-766-374-4.
- Erol, Safiye (21 February 2020). Çölde Biten Rahmet Ağacı (in Turkish) (7th ed.). Kubbealtı Neşriyat. p. 112. ISBN 978-975-766-373-7.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Safiye Erol" (in Turkish). Kitap Yurdu. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "EROL, Safiye" (in Turkish). İslam Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cangöz, Neslihan (2 May 2019). "Safiye Erol'u kim sahiplensin?". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Romancı Safiye Erol mezarı başında anılıyor". Türkiye (in Turkish). 30 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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